The Black Agenda

Happy Black History Month! Adrian and Devin are excited to be with you to discuss how our People have contributed to the success of America. We discuss several individuals you probably have not heard about but have done major things for our nation. Sit back and listen well.

1st Segment: Healthcare (0:45)

• Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett 
• Mary Eliza Mahoney
• Dr. Marilyn Hughes Gaston
• Dr. James McCune Smith
• Break: Sour Apples

2nd Segment: Business (10:50)

• George and Joan Johnson
• Annie Turnbo Malone
• Mary Van Brittan Brown
• Break: Side Steppin

3rd Segment: Technology (17:50)

• Otis Boykin
• Roy L Clay, Sr.
• Patricia Bath
• Dr. Mark Dean
• Break: Mirror Mind

4th Segment: Entertainment (28:10)

• Berry Gordy Jr.
• Nina Simone
• Robert L. Johnson
• Break: Philly Crew

Ending (41:22)

• Next Episode: WR#3 (Feb 5th)
• Donate
• Charity of the Month: Equal Justice Initiative 
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• Thanks and Farewell

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Adrian and Devin bring you news, commentary, and humor through breaking stories of the week. Sit back and listen well.

1st Segment (0:23)

• Supreme Court Retire Opens New Seat 
• Florida School District Cancels Civil Rights Seminar 
• Georgia Pastor, Wife Arrested After 8 Found Locked In Basement
• Black Man’s Conviction Reversed in Nevada Due to ‘Racial Stereotypes’ 
• U.S. Rep. Cori Bush’s Car Struck By Gunfire, No One Injured
• School offers Full Tuition to 58 students After a Scholarship Award Message Error
• Black Enrollment in Med School Jumps 21%
• Break: The Thought of You

2nd Segment (17:58)

• Quick Updates
• Morehouse College Launches Institute To Study Issues Impacting Black Men 
• Connecticut Police Open Investigation into Black Woman's Death
• ​​Mississippi Capital City Struggles with Aging Water System
• ‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic Resentenced to 21 Years in Prison
• White Podcast Host Joe Rogan Believes the Term ‘Black’ Is Weird
• Stackwell Created As Platform To Grow Black Wealth, End Racial Wealth Gap 
• Break: Far Apart

Quick Hits (39:48)

• Gov Tells Bette Midler to Kiss Dog’s ‘heinie’ - and Shows It
• Fake Poop Helps Evicted Owls Settle into New Neighborhood
• Irish Police Investigate Claim Dead Man Taken to Post Office
• Viral TikTok Video of Swiss Village Tricks Florida Woman into Visiting N.C. Town
• Veteran Wins $4M Lottery Using Fortune Cookie Numbers
• Biden Hot Mic Cursing
• Break: Hot Topic

Ending (55:12)

• Next Episode: Black Contributions to American Success (Feb 1st)
• Donate: Coming in February
• Charity of the Month: Coming in February
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• Thanks and Farewell

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Adrian and Devin sit down with Florida Education Association President Andrew Spar to discuss how virtual learning is impacting students and communities. Sit back and listen well.

1st Segment: Analyzing the Virtual Classroom Environment (2:17)

• The task that district leaders, administrators, teachers, staff and even parents dealt with going fully remote
• How can we work on attending to the other factors in student’s lives that affect their virtual learning experience
• Break: Straight Fuse

2nd Segment: Effects of Race on Virtual Learning (11:46)

• What makes Black/Hispanic students more susceptible to learning loss during the pandemic
• How does poverty factor into the equation
• How do we make this situation more real in the minds of our political leaders and community leaders
• Break: The Thought of You

3rd Segment: Making Up for Lost Time (27:55)

• What consequences are we setting ourselves up for
• What are public schools in Florida doing or exploring to help students makeup for lost instruction time
• Policy changes in education
• Break: Target Fuse

Final Message (48:22)

• Break: Know Myself

Ending (57:50)

• Next Episode: Weekly Round-Up #2 (Jan 29th)
• Donate: TBA
• Charity of the Month: Coming in February
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• Thanks and Farewell

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Adrian and Devin are excited to be back with you to bring you the first Weekly Round-Up of Season 4. We have plenty of news to cover, so Sit back and listen well!

1st Segment (0:45)

• Passing of Delta Sigma Theta National President
• Voting Rights Bill Blocked
• At-Home COVID Test
• White Discomfort Bill
• Ban on Congress Trading Stock
• Maya Angelou Quarter
• Break: Bonfire

2nd Segment (18:45)

• Ukraine Russia Tensions
• Historical Black Churches Receive Major Donation
• Inexperienced, Uncertified Teachers at Black and Latino Schools
• Jay-Z's Team Roc vs Kansas City Police
• MLK's Niece and Myths about Black Fathers
• Willie O'Ree Congressional Gold Medal
• Break: Jazz Mango

Quick Hits (32:15)

• Louisiana U.S. Senate Candidate Lights Up for Ad
• Pastor Mike Todd Apologies for Spit in Churchgoer's Face
• Australian Woman Finds Scorpion in Broccoli
• Dog Saved After Drone Carrying Sausage Lures Her To Safety
• WV Reporter Hit By Car During Segment
• MI Highway Patrol Sends Batman-themed Alert
• Break: The Lone Woodlouse

Ending (46:34)

• Next Episode: Is Virtual Learning Hurting Black Students? (Jan 25th)
  • Guest: Florida Education Association President, Andrew Spar
• Donate: TBA
• Charity of the Month: Coming in February
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• Thanks and Farewell

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Adrian and Devin are joined by Marc Morial (National Urban League President and CEO) to discuss the legacy of Dr. King and what we need to do currently to bring about social justice. Sit back and listen well.

1st Segment: The Black American Dream (2:30)

• How would you grade the Administration and Congress?
• What is on the Black Agenda for 2022
• Break: Staycation

2nd Segment: Thankful of the Victories (14:12)

• What is the response from all these legislation?Is the media and critics confusing the public?
• What do you think it will take for congress to bypass the filibuster for voting rights?
• Break: Brooklin

3rd Segment: Building More Momentum (29:45)

• What is your message to Black voters who feel like President Biden and Democrats aren’t focused?
• What should be the strategy to show white Americans that this progress will enhance life for all Americans?
• Break: Chef Brian

Final Message (44:10)

• Break: Saturday

Ending (48:40)

• Weekly Round-Up: #1 (Jan 22nd)
• Next Episode: Is Virtual Learning Hurting Black Students? (Jan 25th)
• Donate: TBA
• Charity of the Month: Coming in February
• Like, Follow, Share, Subscribe
• Thanks and Farewell

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Adrian and Devin bring you the last episode for Season 3. They are joined by Amy Hanauer from ITEP to discuss all of the recent government spending. Happy Holidays. Be sure to join us in Jan 2022 for Season 4!!! Sit back and listen well.

1st Segment (2:13)

• Government spending on critical areas like infrastructure, healthcare, internet, water, and others, to correct inefficiencies
• How should we frame the conversation around government spending
• Underinvestment in various communities 
• Break: Soul Searching

2nd Segment (13:45) 

• Benefits of BBB
• Disincentives to opportunity and wealth
• Disadvantages of increasing monopolization
• Break: Chef Brian

3rd Segment (28:40)

• How do you think this will change once we get a republican or a democrat like Joe Manchin in the White House
• Does the national debt concern you at all when you look at the economic outlook for the country
• Will we need to change other spending like Social Security
• Break: Sour Apples

Final Message (41:12)

• Break: Brooklin Bridge

Ending (50:13)

• Happy Holidays!!! See you Jan 2022 for Season 4!!!
• Donate
• Charity of the Month: Unicorn Riot
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• Season Closing

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Adrian and Devin bring you the last Weekly Round-Up of 2021. Sit back and listen well. 

1st Segment (0:40)

• Jussie Smollett found guilty in hate crime hoax
• TN Teacher Matthew Hawn Fired for 'Forcing' White Privilege Views
• Chris Cuomo fired from CNN
• LAPD Detective compares Los Angeles to 'The Purge' due to rise in crime
• Dictionary.com anoints allyship word of the year for 2021
• Amazon to launch accelerator program for real estate developers of color
• Break: X-Ray Vision

2nd Segment (17:40)

• Black Community displaced for Uni of GA
• FBI may close police use-of-force database due to lack of officer participation
• Lawsuit claims that Harvard makes it easier for Black and Latino students
• Trump Update
• Child Tax Credits in jeopardy
• Black Student With Autism Graduates as Valedictorian With 4.8 GPA
• Break: Late Truth

Quick Hits (40:01)

• Panther' The Cat Finally Rescued
• Snowstorm leads to impromptu sleepover for 31 people at Denmark Ikea
• Camel Beauty Contest Rocked By Botox Scandal 
• Goat steals papers from government office in India
• Accidental shooting leads police to home with over 70 cats 
• New Hampshire woman allegedly kept mother's corpse for months while Social Security payments continued
• Break: New Year

Ending (52:29)

• Lineup
  • Last Episode: Dec 14th, 2021 "Can We Pay For This?" with Amy Hanauer from the Institute on Tax and Economic Policy
  • Next Weekly Round-up: Jan 2022
• Donate
• Charity of the Month: Unicorn Riot
• Like, Follow, Share, Subscribe
• Thanks and Farewell

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Adrian and Devin speak with Mike Webb from the News Literacy Project about how fake news and misinformation have mislead people. Sit back and listen well.

1st Segment: The Rise in Misinformation (2:30)

• When did being loose with the truth and pushing conspiracy theories take hold in our politics?
• How do we protect freedom of speech while controlling the level of misinformation on the internet?
• 7 Areas of a Credible News Source
• Break: Soul Searching

2nd Segment: Separating Fact from Fiction (10:11)

• What tips can you give us to make sure we stick to the PEP method when faced with ignorance or intolerance to facts?
• How do we weed out bad experts and combat facts when they come from sources that are credible to some but not to others?
• Could Social Media or Congress do more to help?
• Lateral Reading
• What role do Americans have in allowing misinformation to spread?
• Only hearing information you want to hear
• Break: Company (Josh Johnson)

3rd Segment: Awareness for News Literacy (25:35)

• How do we go about making sure that steps like this are beneficial and do not push certain agendas or biases?
• What community outreach services need to be included to make sure adults get the same level of resources as our students?
• What needs to be done to help heal the relationship between the media and Americans?
• Break: Take That Back

Final Message (38:00)

• Break: Lifelong

Ending (45:11)

• Lineup
  • Next Weekly Round-up: Dec 11th, 2021
  • New Episode: Dec 14th, 2021 "Can We Pay For This?" with Amy Hanauer from the Institute on Tax and Economic Policy
• Donate
• Charity of the Month: Unicorn Riot
• Like, Follow, Share, Subscribe
• Thanks and Farewell

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Adrian and Devin are back from their Thanksgiving Break to bring you another edition of news, commentary, and jokes. Sit back and listen well. 

1st Segment (0:50)

• Trevor Noah and Vaccines
• SCOTUS Hearing Abortion Case
• Missing/Murdered Black Women Task Force
• Low Vaccine Rates in Africa
• Kevin Strickland Exonerated
• Break: Mirror Mind

2nd Segment (20:58)

• Quick Updates
• Netflix Using Black Banks
• Racism in Landlords
• Michigan School Shooting
• FL Civilian Military Force
• 2 Year Old Genius
• Break: Early Arvil

Quick Hits (39:11)

• Will Smith Shows Grandma a Sex Scene
• Reindeer Burglar
• Pastor Preaches Approved Martial Rape
• Woman Breastfeeding Cat on Plane
• Random Bowls of Mashed Potatoes
• Dick Pound
• Break: Brooklin

Ending (54:54)

• Lineup
• • New Episode: Dec 7th, 2021 "Era of Misinformation" with Mike Webb
  • Next Weekly Round-up: Dec 11th, 2021
• Donate
• Charity of the Month: Unicorn Riot
• Like, Follow, Share, Subscribe
• Thanks and Farewell

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Adrian and Devin speak with Nicole Ndumele from the Center for American Progress about how fixing our nation's infrastructure will improve inequality. Sit back and listen well. 

1st Segment: This is Not a New Issue (2:15)

• How to frame the conversation around race
• Displacement of Black families during interstate system
• Break: Nilly Willy

2nd Segment: The Effects of Inequitable Infrastructure (12:47)

• Blight caused by poor infrastructure
• Dangers of inequitable infrastructure
• What brought us to this crisis
• Break: Cabellero

3rd Segment: What’s Currently on the Table (22:37)

• How do Blacks and other groups ensure a seat at the table
• Message to Biden and Congress
• Focusing GDP on Infrastructure
• Concern for states controlling Infrastructure spending
• Break: Sunset n Beachz

Final Message (34:00)

• Break: This is a Jazz Station

Ending (40:24)

• • Next Weekly Round-up: Dec 4th, 2021
  • New Episode: Dec 7th, 2021 "Era of Misinformation" with Mike Webb
• Donate
• Charity of the Month: American Diabetes Association
• Like, Follow, Share, Subscribe
• Thanks and Farewell

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